Microsoft needed a CLI text editor for 64-bit versions of Windows, so it went out and built one. It's not built-in yet, but you can try it out right now.

Windows 11 doesn't currently ship with a CLI text editor, but Microsoft has opened a thread on GitHub discussing the idea of adding one in. And it wants your feedback.

As I was using a Windows 11 machine, I downloaded the edit-1.0.0-x86_64-windows.zip file. I extracted the files (edit.exe and edit.pdb) from the zip file. These files will need to be in a folder that ...

To enable copy-paste in the Command Prompt on Windows 10, follow these steps: Open Command Prompt : The quickest way to do this is to press the Windows key, type cmd , and hit Enter or click on ...

Edit, which will be installed by default on Windo At its Build 2025 conference, Microsoft open sourced a number of apps and tools, including a new command-line text editor for Windows called Edit.

A new command-line application, Windows Edit, is coming to Windows 11 as part of a bevy of tools aimed at developers and enthusiasts. But is a new tweak to WinGet the real star of the show? It’s ...

TL;DR: Microsoft is ushering in a lightweight text editor for Windows 11 called Edit, which it says pays homage to the classic MS-DOS Editor experience, but with a suitably modern interface.

At its Build 2025 conference, Microsoft open sourced a number of apps and tools, including a new command-line text editor for Windows called Edit. Open source software may not earn the company ...